NOTES FROM TE RAHU.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2082, 10 November 1885, Page 3

NOTES FROM TE RAHU.

AMOM. till' 11-t <>f town- tlt'NLllliril I>\ modest Majoi Graham in liw mteiuew with the Native Minuter us Mihjett to tin Ivnehcent .swaj <if august Hamilton, I notice tint lie* omitted IV H.iliu. -Now, Sir, consulting th.it To K.iliu was ,\ tin i\ - ing settlement en- H.mnlt'iu was ought but giavellv teir.icfs, cl.nev banks and stunted fern and ti-tu><> ndges, the 'aiiumu pioiiru' i»f Te Rahuam is ju-tl\ .Hid giievou»ly wounded. "What!" quoth they, "shall an upstart, collection of shantie*, dubbed by comtesy, town, lord it ovu a tract of uountiy containing a dozen othci towns, each infinitely its supeuor in evet>thing except "check." "What, accept that frog-putfud airogant nicddles.inn; Little Podlington as 0111 so\cieign capital? Never.'' Anil heio is Te Halm, so coolly, so utterly ignmed, that it is not even included in the list of towns doing homage to mighty Hamilton. Well, Mayoi Graham, all I can say i-, if Te ltahn, retired and respected, don't thus earwig you, 1 know a town or two ready and willing to e-sa> the task. Joking apait, them is ie,i-<>n and common sense in some of Mayor Graham's Miggestioiid, and some, if givui clfeet to, would gieatlj tend to tho convenience of every Waikato settler. But theie is such a place as Te Kahu, nevei theloss ; not am b.tious or aspiring, perhaps, but patient, piosaic and plodding, and it is to lelate an incident or two that has transpiied oi about to transpire, thciein, that 1 pen this letter. The fust thing to notice io a ple.w-antand interesting event that lately occuired, tu., the piesentation of an addicts and purse of smeicigns to Mr George Floyd on the occasion of hw leaving the district, where he has for many years resided. The circumstances in connection with his leaving :ire pecuhaily sad, his family having long suffered from a severe form of fever, which laid two of their number in the grave. Mr Floyd, acting on the recommendation of his medical adviser, decided to remove to another dibtiict, where change of air and scene might bo hoped. to lonevy the wasted health of the boirowmg survivors. His many friend-, however, were determined to show their lively sympathy with tho allncted family, and Wednesday evening List was selected by them togivepiactis.il elfect theieto. They mut in the schoolioim>, Mr Johns being chosen chairman. In h Hiding the testimonial and pur.se t-i Mr Floyd, Mr John- said that while tho presenting of testimonuU was often but an unmeaning faicu, theii sympathy with Mr Floyd and his family was lively and real. His friends weie sinceiely .sorry alike at his depaituie fioni among them, and for the cause that led to it, and though human sympathy could do little to mitigate such soirow and tumble as had befallen him, yet he could assuie him that all his friends united m tho Kindliest evpiess'ioHs of he.ntfelt leg.ud foi himself, Mrs Floyd, and their childien. The piesentatiou was then made, the addiess being as follows. "Deal Mr and Mis Floyd,— We, the undesigned, yom fi tends and neighboiiis, on this, the eve of your depal tine ftoni among in, beg hcieby to express out heartfelt .sympathy foi \ou in jour heavy and continued affliction and bereau'tnents. We tuist that Mm will accept the accompanying small pin s^ .is a tnHing in.uk of our esteem, and of the kindly feelings we enteit.un tovvauls you and all yom cluldu u. We pray that ie newed health and -tiength and tine happi-ne-h may Iw jours in your new home, and «c and ail our families unite in he.utfelt wishes fur vom lasting welfate and pios peiity. We arc, de,ar Mr and Mrs Floyd, your sincere friends and well wrsheis, Riclid. liuike, Wm. Johns, J. T. I'ott--, J. Pollaid, Michael Tiemey, W. J.Thoinp mmi, 11. T. Siblev, J.is. Weal, and W. limid, on Id'half of all the othuis. ' Mi Floyd, who was quite ovoicoine at this unexpected token ot lnely sympathy fioni Infilends, veiy bnefly leplied. He could only thank them fiom the bottom of hi-, he ut foi then kindlj feelings of love and leg.ud, and lie could only s.iy that ho would faithfully endeavour evei to pio\e woithy of fiiich f i lends. Oil bi-half of Mii I'loyd and the children he again thanked them, ,md ti listed Go<l would long spaie them fiom the aflliction and tumble it had been his lot to endure. After a little tune -pent in fiiendly eh it, and a vote of thank* tv the chaiiman, the meeting, which would have been much larger but for tho incle ment weathor, broko up. Mr Floyd, aftei making Home neceshaiy auangements, leaves shortly for his new home. Anothei event impending, in fact to take place on Saturday, thn 7th nist., is the spi nig picnic and i-poits .it Messrs Cotil thaid and Grahnni'i sawmills at Te Ilahii. These -poits me sine to bo largely patum lM'd. In the paddock in whuh they will be hi'lrl theieaie " forest glad J-> and temy bowers ' where young men and maidnis may ploauiiutly buguilo tho time. Then theie ate all kinds of games fur loveis of athletics, the progiamine being a bewitch ing one Foi instance, here is one lace sulc( ted at landom fiom the list, — th laoe, " W:vt"r cairying Hui'dle Itaco, 100 yds,, over foui flights oi hurdles. Time, linin. K.ich stai ter to carry <v pie-dish containing a pint of water. M»st water cairied in wins. ' I should say that compared to this lace an obstacle race is but a tame affair. I put Mime Aquarius will be the pation saint of that particnlar race. The Te Aimmutii l».md will be on tho ground, and ample lefieshmcnts, ko that tho aff.ui will likely piovc n grand hiicceHs. The promises of caily spung as to he.v\y crops of fruit aio scaicely likely to be fulhlled, the loii^, lua.son of cold bleak winds acting detumeutally on the tiees. (Jiass and other crops, however, lire now flourishing ap ice, and point to a plentiful season as f ,ii as production is concerned. What such ptodiiLC will lcihse fm the faunei h, howLVei, anothei qucstiou. — (A Conospondent, Novembei (»th.)

Mis, (Jdkdmvn — Tlicie'a nothing like chanty, my good man. Mr Pooi man— No morethcie i«, sir. Mi (Joo'lman— We should always help one .uiotlicr. Mr Poorinan— Very true, ail. Will you kindly lend me a dollar ? Mr Goodman (hastily)— Yon irisnndcrstand me. I mean in a spiritual sense. Mr Pool man (promptly)— So do I. lin tend to expend it in a spiiitnal pmpoiP, Mi Goodman— Avaunt ' (Ho a\<um»H ) "Notiiim. but leaves," as Adam remai ked a\ hen adininng his wife's new polonaise. Y< i ! It is cci tainly tme. Ask any of y.mrfn, ul who It ivc pun li isiil ih. M> (Jailuk mJLi iiiwl'il hive nuincinus una-kcJ for mil V( rv fnouribli" comnuiti!.itions fiom r'>'intry Lii^tdint r< mi ihtir I'xcclli nt puking i>f I'urni fit., (rmk 'V, and G! »ss, f.t \ i.li. , .mv ; , ,'.ii . n iu<> r 10 iiirinwi --h' ii nn in n . 'hit <.ii r luk ami Cruuv h 11 ,i i iin I ar-isltins H iri lif>ij-.( "i \ '1 !u>! t • il< tO «l I' lil < IIV'C , ..! O I . „ t I I II ( loHli .I!I<1 .ill 11011 0 NOKSiii (I , m u house is n- arty tm hid, oi, jo i hi ' "t: to j;i.t marnfd, \ .«-it Gat lick -tnA CiHti ,s."l, Qiu < n-streot and Lorno-strect, Am kl»nd. Intondingp'ircba^crscan have a catalogue